National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Oregon

Location of Washington County in Oregon

This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, Oregon is home to over 2,000, and 47 of those are found in Washington County.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 27, 2016.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Aloha Farmhouse	Aloha Farmhouse	September 30, 2014 (#14000812)	1080 SW 197th Avenue	Beaverton
2	Beaverton Downtown Historic District		January 7, 1986 (#86000037)	Roughly bounded by SW Canyon Road and SW East, Washington, 2nd, and Watson Streets	Beaverton	Beaverton's downtown commercial core remains largely intact as a pedestrian-oriented business district constructed along the street pattern from the city's earliest plats. Significant buildings include a handful from the city's first decades (1868–1920) and a larger number from the period of profound transformation between the world wars (1920–1940).
3	Silas Jacob N. Beeks House	Silas Jacob N. Beeks House	June 14, 1984 (#84003100)	Martin Road	Forest Grove vicinity
4	Stephen and Parthena M. Blank House	Stephen and Parthena M. Blank House	July 14, 1988 (#88001035)	2117 A Street	Forest Grove
5	M. E. Blanton House	M. E. Blanton House	March 2, 1989 (#89000123)	3980 SW 170th Avenue	Aloha
6	Clark Historic District	Clark Historic District	June 1, 2002 (#02000617)	Roughly bounded by 18th and 16th Avenues, A and Elm Streets	Forest Grove
7	Benjamin Cornelius, Jr., House	Benjamin Cornelius, Jr., House	July 14, 1988 (#88001034)	2314 19th Avenue	Forest Grove
8	Harry A. Crosley House	Harry A. Crosley House	September 9, 1993 (#93000919)	2125 A Street	Forest Grove
9	Doriot–Rider Log House	Doriot–Rider Log House	June 25, 2008 (#08000554)	14850 SW 132nd Terrace	Tigard
10	Dundee Lodge	Dundee Lodge	June 6, 1985 (#85001186)	South Road	Gaston vicinity
11	Augustus Fanno Farmhouse	Augustus Fanno Farmhouse	April 5, 1984 (#84003103)	8405 SW Creekside Place	Beaverton	After emigrating across the Oregon Trail in 1846, Augustus Fanno settled this land claim — the twelfth claim filed at the Oregon City Land Office and the first in what is now Washington County. Fanno built the New England-style farmhouse with neoclassical details in 1859. The farm continued in productive operation until the 1940s, and the family occupied the house until the 1970s.
12	Adam and Johanna Feldman House	Adam and Johanna Feldman House	February 11, 1993 (#93000013)	8808 SW Rambler Lane	Portland
13	First Church of Christ Scientist		January 21, 1994 (#93001505)	1904 Pacific Avenue	Forest Grove
14	Imbrie Farm	Imbrie Farm	February 15, 1977 (#77001117)	21860 NW Imbrie Drive	Hillsboro
15	Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate	Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate	November 28, 1978 (#78002327)	8005 SW Grabhorn Road	Beaverton	Ralph and Belle Jenkins began construction on this 68-acre (28 ha) estate in 1912 as an escape from the city. They included fine equestrian facilities, as well as gardens, a greenhouse, an ornamental pool, a tea house, a carriage house, and a water tower. After the Jenkinses died the property changed hands several times, and was finally acquired as a public park in 1976.
16	Zula Linklater House	Zula Linklater House	August 1, 1984 (#84003108)	230 NE 2nd Avenue	Hillsboro
17	Isaac Macrum House	Isaac Macrum House	August 28, 1998 (#98001120)	2225 12th Avenue	Forest Grove
18	Manning–Kamna Farm	Manning–Kamna Farm	October 10, 2007 (#07001077)	29375 Evergreen Road	Hillsboro
19	Andrew Jackson and Sarah Jane Masters House	Andrew Jackson and Sarah Jane Masters House	September 17, 2015 (#15000615)	20650 SW Kinnaman Road	Aloha
20	Malcolm McDonald House	Malcolm McDonald House	January 14, 2015 (#14001160)	22180 NW Birch Street	Hillsboro
21	C. W. Mertz Rental House #2	C. W. Mertz Rental House #2	August 10, 2005 (#05000852)	1933 16th Avenue	Forest Grove
22	Thomas Michos House	Thomas Michos House	October 17, 1991 (#91001552)	4400 SW Scholls Ferry Road	Portland
23	Oak Hills Historic District	Oak Hills Historic District	July 10, 2013 (#13000482)	Roughly bounded by NW. West Union & Cornell Rds., NW 143rd Ave., Bethany Blvd.	Beaverton
24	Old Scotch Church		November 5, 1974 (#74001723)	Scotch Church Road	Hillsboro
25	Ole and Polly Oleson Farmhouse	Ole and Polly Oleson Farmhouse	February 22, 1991 (#91000140)	5430 SW Ames Way	Portland vicinity
26	Painter's Woods Historic District	Painter's Woods Historic District	May 28, 2009 (#09000360)	Centered on 15th Avenue and Birch Street, including portions of 12th, 13th, and 14th Avenues, and Cedar and Douglas Streets	Forest Grove	This residential area was the earliest modern subdivision addition to Forest Grove, and represents the town's transition from an agrarian community to a small-urban center. The district includes well-preserved examples of a broad range of architectural styles in currency between 1880 and 1948.
27	John and Elsie Parsons House	John and Elsie Parsons House	August 10, 2005 (#05000853)	1825 Mountain View Lane	Forest Grove
28	Harold Wass Ray House	Harold Wass Ray House	January 21, 1994 (#93001504)	5611 NE Elam Young Parkway	Hillsboro
29	Richard and Helen Rice House	Richard and Helen Rice House	November 29, 2006 (#06001096)	26385 NW Groveland Drive	Hillsboro
30	Rice–Gates House		September 8, 1980 (#80003391)	308 SE Walnut Street	Hillsboro
31	James D. Robb House	James D. Robb House	July 14, 1988 (#88001033)	2606 17th Avenue	Forest Grove
32	Schanen–Zolling House	Schanen–Zolling House	December 10, 1985 (#85003340)	6750 SW Oleson Road	Portland
33	Edward Schulmerich House		February 28, 1991 (#91000050)	614 E Main Street	Hillsboro
34	Shaver–Bilyeu House	Shaver–Bilyeu House	February 11, 1993 (#93000014)	16445 SW 92nd Avenue	Tigard
35	Albert S. Sholes House	Albert S. Sholes House	September 2, 1982 (#82003755)	1599 S Alpine Street	Cornelius
36	Charles Shorey House	Charles Shorey House	June 16, 1989 (#89000518)	905 E Main Street	Hillsboro
37	Alvin T. Smith House		November 8, 1974 (#74001721)	S Elm Street	Forest Grove vicinity
38	John Sweek House	John Sweek House	November 8, 1974 (#74001724)	18815 SW Boones Ferry Road	Tualatin
39	Dr. W. R. and Eunice Taylor House	Dr. W. R. and Eunice Taylor House	August 10, 2005 (#05000851)	2212 A Street	Forest Grove
40	John W. Tigard House	John W. Tigard House	July 20, 1979 (#79003739)	10310 SW Canterbury Lane	Tigard
41	Tualatin Academy		February 12, 1974 (#74001722)	2043 College Way	Forest Grove	Today named Old College Hall, this 1850 building was the earliest home of what grew into Pacific University. Tracing its earliest roots to an orphanage operated by Tabitha Brown and Harvey L. Clark, Tualatin Academy received its official charter in 1849 as the first act of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and awarded Oregon's first bachelor's degree in 1863. Old College Hall remains the oldest educational building in the West.
42	J. S. and Melinda Waggener Farmstead	J. S. and Melinda Waggener Farmstead	July 25, 2003 (#03000693)	34680 SW Firdale Road	Cornelius
43	Walker Naylor Historic District	Walker Naylor Historic District	March 3, 2011 (#11000155)	Gayles Way, Covey Run Dr., A St., and 21st Ave.	Forest Grove
44	J. F. Watkins House	J. F. Watkins House	May 27, 1993 (#93000448)	5419 SW Scholls Ferry Road	Portland
45	West Union Baptist Church	West Union Baptist Church	July 10, 1974 (#74001725)	West Union Road	West Union	Built in 1853, this is the oldest Baptist church building in Oregon, and one of the earliest surviving pioneer churches in the state. The West Union congregation, organized in 1844, was the first Baptist church west of the Rocky Mountains.
46	Woods and Caples General Store	Woods and Caples General Store	December 2, 1985 (#85003028)	2020 Main Street	Forest Grove
47	John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House	John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House	December 31, 2008 (#08001264)	12050 NW Cornell Road	Portland vicinity	The Young family settled in this saltbox house in the 1860s when they acquired an interest in a nearby lumber mill, which became central to the local Cedar Mill community. In 1874, John Young opened Cedar Mill's first general store and post office in the house, which lasted until 1881. The house is the oldest remaining structure in Cedar Mill.

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Washington County Jail	Washington County Jail	July 31, 1986 (#86002090)	December 24, 2008	872 NE 28th Avenue (former)	Hillsboro	Part or all of the jail building was moved to the Washington County Museum.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
• Listings in neighboring counties: Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook, Yamhill
• Historic preservation
• History of Oregon
• Lists of Oregon-related topics

External links

• Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, National Register Program
• National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site
• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons